California Code, Food and Agricultural Code (Formerly Agricultural Code) - FAC § 79507

Every producer shall be a trustee of the assessments owed to the commission until they are paid to the commission at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission. Title to the assessments shall pass immediately to the commission upon the sale of nursery products resulting in an assessment, and the producer shall hold the assessments in trust for the benefit of the commission and shall remit them, with assessment reports, in the time and manner specified by the commission.